Still fun

[pika62221]

I first got City Folk in 2008, and right away I could tell it appeared they merged Wild World with GameCube's to create it. It had mid-town cliffs and individual houses like the original, while using a similar layout to Wild World, including the gate with lost and found, and town hall's recycle bin. Sadly, that town disappeared after my launch Wii decided to fry itself, corrupting its memory in 2010, so I stopped playing City Folk since.

After this whole Select re-release rumor, it got me back interested in City Folk. The more I play, the more I'm seeing more of the original in this, like being greeted by a villager every time you start (Wild World just had a text box)- even if it's the same villager (Rover greets you), and of course the real world holidays which were absent in WW are there (I didn't make all of them the first 2 years given it's a console game, and I have to be home to play).

While it does feel a lot like the first two, I'm discovering more and more little things that make it unique. Besides the city which does add some flair to the series, the villagers can be locked out of their houses, and if you're lucky, you can get the key from the river- they mention that they lost it before in the river. I think if you overlook just how much it borrows from its predecessors, it's still a very fun game, and I'm glad I restarted it- let's just hope this replacement Wii lasts for many, many years, I don't want to lose another town (neither the GC nor the Wii allows you to copy saved data to another memory/SD card).

 

[Jarrad]

Don't you have a Wii U? If you do you can just play it on that.

To me City Folk felt more like an updated Wild world as opposed to retaining some of the gamecube features. I didn't really see the similarities other than the cliffs making a return. Overall I enjoyed City folk because it was the first AC game where I actually played it socially alongside other players.

I haven't heard news of any re-release rumour, though if it turns out it's true and isn't a rumour then I would definitely embrace a rerelease, given that it's ported onto the 3DS and not Wii U (it's definitely possible, since Xenoblade Chronicles 3DS is a thing).
I say that I'd embrace it, but at the same time I'd be extremely unhappy and frankly furious. Furious because the latest solution Nintendo has picked up is feeding their consumers "remakes" and "re-releases" of games to quench their want for actual legitimate new content.

New leaf was very good and insanely fun at times, but I just think its re-playability lacks in comparison to the home-console games. The problem with new leaf that I've had in the past is how each bit of dialogue with characters is so heavily recycled that it just destroys any form of personal connection you have with any of the characters.

I don't know. Nintendo, surprise us. Just not with another remake or release.

 

[King Dorado]

Nintendo recently announced City Folk as one of several games being re-released as Nintendo Selects, pretty sure they're all the same game, just repackaged with Select case. and a sweet $19.99 price which i believe is cheaper than the used price at Gamestop. but it appears to be Wii version, so pretty sure no 3DS version in works i guess...